Flintkote
Copyright© 2020 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 6
“Language, little girl, what would your mother say?”
“She would have climbed up on a chair and torn down your tiles,” Tyke said, “You’re lucky I’m so small. WHERE.IS.MY.DADDY?” She was loud enough to rattle the secret doors.
One of those hidden doors opened and an older woman entered the room ... Eva Caretaker Controller entered the picture.
Ceiling said, “Good Day, Ma’am.” This was the ‘Good Day’ of the ‘Thank the gods you’re here’ variety ... not the ‘oh shit’ kind.
“Ceiling ... what is going on?” Eva CC asked. “Who are these people and why is a child visiting?”
“Khrystyna Kucherenko, fresh from Earth,” Ceiling said, “And Tyche Flintkote ... also from Earth.”
“She’s not from Cassandra? Just visiting?” That was directed to Cassie Heroes Caretaker. “She’s not your sister?”
Cassie Was Horrified. Shaking her head, she denied it.
Eva surveyed the situation. “Flintkote?” A closer look, “Sultry Wench ... the resemblance is startling. She must be JW’s child. The older child is Russian?”
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